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New York post-production tax credit boosts spending throughout state
New York’s generous post-production tax credit has boosted spending throughout the state and driven ten different companies to expand their operations, according to figures from the Post New York Alliance. In July 2012 New York’s post-production tax credit was increased…
Dubai Film and TV Commission hosts advertising and film finance workshop
Dubai Film and TV Commission has hosted a two-day workshop on advertising and film finance for media professionals based in the United Arab Emirates. Held in Dubai Studio City, the workshop was designed to help local producers boost their businesses.…
Drama miniseries The Kettering Incident to film on location in Tasmania
New miniseries The Kettering Incident will film on the Australian island state of Tasmania, south of the country’s mainland. The eight-part AUD15 million production will be written by Tasmanian writer Victoria Madden and will be the highest-profile shoot in the…
Ken Ziffren is new ‘film czar’ for Los Angeles
Ken Ziffren has been appointed the new ‘film czar’ for Los Angeles, faced with the task of boosting location filming in the city. Ziffren is an experienced entertainment attorney and succeeds Tom Sherak, who tragically died of cancer in January…
Film Florida report outlines state-wide benefits of filming incentive
A new report from Film Florida has outlined how the state has benefited from the filming incentive programme that has attracted films like Dolphin Tale. According to the study, Florida makes a minimum of five dollars in investment for each…
Gotham City on-screen: Location filming options for James Gordon TV drama
New Fox TV drama Gotham will explore the early career of James Gordon, the detective who eventually helps Batman with his fight against Gotham City’s super-villains. Filming locations for the series will need to offer tax incentives and film-friendly production…
New TV drama Hieroglyph to recreate ancient Egypt filming in New Mexico
New TV drama series Hieroglyph will recreate ancient Egypt filming on location in New Mexico. The show will be based at Albuquerque Film Studios and could help further boost the state's profile after the success of Breaking Bad. Hieroglyph will…
North Carolina advocacy group promotes benefits of filming incentives
Advocacy group the North Carolina Production Alliance (NCPA) has formed to promote the state’s filming incentive. A generous 25% filming tax credit is set to expire at the end of 2014 and the production industry is lobbying for a renewal…
Alberta to build new film studio in Calgary
A new film studio is to be built in the city of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, and could help attract more shoots on the scale of the recent Klondike. The new facility will offer two sound stages of 20,000 square…
Author of acclaimed novel The Luminaries chooses New Zealand for series filming
A miniseries based on Booker Prize-winning novel The Luminaries should film on location in New Zealand, the author has said. Eleanor Catton’s novel is set in 1866 during the Otago Gold Rush of southern New Zealand and she wants the…